| 2012 IRB Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Argentina XV Italy A Portugal Romania Russia Uruguay |
| Tournament format(s) | Modified Round-robin |
| Date | 8 – 17 June 2012 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 6 |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Tries scored | 39 (4.33 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Dorin Manole (Romania) (30 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Andrea Bacchetti (Italy A) Alberto Chiesa (Italy A) (3 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Romania (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Argentina XV |
The 2012 IRB Nations Cup was the seventh edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pitted the "A" Teams of the stronger rugby nations (Tier 1, Argentina Jaguars and Italy A) against the Tier 2 (Romania) and Tier 3 (Portugal and Russia) nations. And Uruguay played against Romania, Russia and Portugal.[1]
For the sixth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. South African Kings did not return to defend their title. For the first time in the competition's history, host nation Romania won.
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby there three ENC teams (Romania, Russia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina XV, Italy A and Uruguay). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.
- ^ See List of international rugby union teams#National teams - tier classification for more information on the Tiers.